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Child Too Muscular? Myostatin-Related Muscle Hypertrophy
Myostatin-related muscle hypertrophy is an inherited rare muscle disorder characterized by reduced subcutaneous fat pad thickness and increased muscle size with normal or increased muscular strength....
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Could Our Adopted Daughter Have Restless Leg Syndrome?
Our Super Dad has restless leg syndrome, but did you know that it is common in children and teenagers too. Our one-year-old adopted daughter constantly moves her legs in a running motion. When our...
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Polio Outbreak in Nigeria
Reuters Health reported October 8, 2007 that 69 children in Nigeria are suffering from a Polio outbreak. Apparently, the World Health Organization (WHO) had provided Polio vaccines to some, but not...
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Would Prolotherapy Help Your Child’s Pain?
Prolotherapy is also known as proliferative Injection therapy, proliferation therapy, regenerative injection therapy, and nonsurgical ligament reconstruction. The treatment causes the proliferation, or...
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How Common Is Cerebral Palsy?
Would you be surprised to learn that one out of every 278 children have Cerebral Palsy (CP)? CP is the most common cause of childhood motor disabilities. CP rates are higher among boys, black...
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The Relationship Between Mitochondrial Disease and Autism
New research indicates there is a relationship between mitochondrial disease and autism. Although at this point, researchers are not sure if mitochondrial disease plays a role in the development of...
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Brain Degeneration Caused by Mitochondrial Disease
While listening to the radio this morning, I heard a sad story that brought tears to my eyes. A little girl was surprisingly celebrating her third birthday. Specialists had told her parents that she...
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Symptoms to Watch for After Surgery
Has your adopted child recently had surgery? It is true that adhesions symptoms are not common with most surgeries. In fact, most go undiagnosed because they do not cause symptoms and are not life...
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